Xavier St. Cloud employs mercenaries to behead fellow Immortals. Dawson warns MacLeod and MacLeod and Charlie barely escape Xavier's attack unscathed. MacLeod meets CID Special Agent Renee Delaney, who is investigating Xavier. Despite MacLeod's warnings, Charlie insists on following him. MacLeod punches Charlie so that he does not witness MacLeod's fight with Xavier, but Charlie sees Horton shoot MacLeod in the chest, before getting shot himself. Horton and his Hunters turn out to be Xavier's associates. MacLeod breaks into the Dawson family crypt to find Horton's grave empty and is infuriated to find that Dawson knew that Horton was alive.